The Wizard: From Zero-Ring Wizard to Almighty Lord.

The silvery-white runes, like slender silver snakes, swam gently along the edge of the teleportation array, shimmering with light yet eerily quiet.

The teleportation arrays around them remained unchanged, as stable as an ancient, unmoving mountain. Even Lynn and the others inside did not notice the slightest fluctuation.

It's worth noting that even Lynn, now a Morning Star Wizard, experienced dizziness and lightheadedness when riding those ultra-long-distance teleportation arrays in the past.

But right now, this inter-domain teleportation array allows even more distant and higher-level beings to travel as smoothly as walking on flat ground, a smoothness that is almost a luxury.

A metaphor involuntarily surfaced in Lynn's mind: it was like the airplane in her past life.

Small planes lurch and sway, and even a slight turbulence can make one's stomach churn; large planes, on the other hand, are stable and solid, and even when passing through a storm, they only sway slightly.

Perhaps there is a similar principle between inter-domain teleportation arrays and ordinary long-distance teleportation arrays.

When the formation is of a high enough level and has enough resources, potential threats such as spatial turbulence and dimensional folds are like a gentle breeze in its presence, unable to cause any disturbance.

The higher the level, the more stable it is.

"Cross-domain teleportation takes a long time... please wait a little longer."

west Ye, located between the brows of the Lord of Life, slowly spoke, her voice carrying a hint of weary languor.

Lynn nodded slightly in understanding, but her gaze remained fixed on him.

Those silvery-white spatial lusters, like countless tiny starlight leaping, intertwining, annihilating and reborn in the void, each flash carrying an almost pure sense of orderly beauty.

The allure of spatial rules was simply too great for him.

He is currently unsure whether, upon breaking through to the fifth level of wizardry, he should continue to delve deeper into the rules of life types, or turn to searching for the second rule.

But the allure of the spatial rules remained ever-present, keeping him intently observing every movement of those runes.

Time is king, space is supreme.

These two rules have been the ultimate goal that all wizards have dreamed of since ancient times.

But precisely because of its sublimity, it is also ridiculously difficult to comprehend.

The rules of time are beyond the reach of ordinary Morning Star wizards; the rules themselves are like an ever-flowing river, whose shadow you cannot even grasp.

Although spatial rules are relatively "common", they are equally difficult to deal with.

Its outward appearance is exceptionally stable; every fold, every leap, every bound is as smooth and identical as a mirror.

Because it is so stable and consistent, the content it displays is exactly the same every time.

After fully comprehending these contents, trying to uncover their deeper essence is no less difficult than comprehending the rules of time.

At this moment, the teleportation array continued to move forward steadily.

Silver-white runes, like slender snakes, swam along the edge of the array, shimmering with light, yet eerily quiet.

The journey of interdimensional teleportation is long and silent. Space itself seems to be covered by a thick glass dome, and any possible bumps, turbulence, or dimensional folds are completely flattened.

Lynn's gaze never left her.

Ever since breaking through to the Morning Star Wizard level, every time he rides a teleportation array, he would quietly gaze at the pulsating silver-white spatial rules, just like now.

To outsiders, he might appear to be researching array construction, deducing rune structures, or even speculating whether he has some knowledge of spatial arrays.

But in reality, he was reflecting on something.

Teleportation arrays, especially high-level arrays that cross domains, are precisely the places where spatial rules are most active and most "revealed".

Here, rules are forcibly stretched, folded, compressed, and recombined. Every movement of runes and every flash of light is the most straightforward presentation of the essence of space.

If an ordinary Morning Star wizard had the chance, he would also try to comprehend it in the same way.

But that's precisely where the problem lies: the spatial rules revealed within the formation, though active, are always "only so many."

Once you've grasped the most common and basic concepts like folding, leaping, anchoring, and stabilizing, there's nothing new to learn.

If we want to delve deeper into this area, we can only rely on working in isolation, repeatedly imitating, deducing, and trying things out in the void.

The sheer tedium and difficulty are enough to deter most people, causing them to give up in the end.

But Lynn was different.

He is rewarded for his hard work.

As long as you work hard, you will definitely reap the rewards.

At this moment, he was observing the silver snake-like runes with an almost obsessive focus.

Even though he had already thoroughly grasped the most obvious rules, as long as he continued to stare at the operation of the formation and at the jumping, swimming, and intersecting silver lights, new and minute insights would continuously emerge.

It might just be +1, or it might just be +0.5.

The progress bar could be as long as 100,000, 1 million, or even more exaggerated numbers.

But so what?
Little by little, the accumulation will eventually move the card forward.

Lynn even occasionally thought to herself with a touch of self-deprecation:
If he could persist in using the teleportation array, watching these silver snakes thrash for a hundred years, a thousand years, day after day...

With his talent for hard work, he might actually be able to grind the rules of space to perfection.

Of course, this is just an absurd idea.

Lynn has been practicing Buddhism for just over two hundred years.

A thousand years from now, he will probably have already completed the Path of the Morning Star and ascended to the Crown of the Radiant Moon. He will have no time to waste on teleportation arrays and "leech" space rules day after day.
The reason it's like this now is simply because it's a habit to use teleportation arrays where it's better than nothing.

Although he knew those silver snake-like runes by heart, he could still squeeze out a tiny bit of insight by staring at them.

Even just +1 or +0.1 is better than nothing.

west Ye, standing between the brows of the Lord of Life, glanced at him, her expression somewhat puzzled.

"I've spent so much time with this kid, and I just can't see any special talent in him..."

west Ye thought to herself, "This is what I'm thinking."

The wizard's talent is mediocre, and the match with the nature wizard profession is also average. Apart from seemingly having ridiculously good luck, there is really nothing outstanding about him.

Yet this seemingly ordinary guy spent over two hundred years fighting his way up from a Muggle mortal to a late-stage Level 4 Morning Star Wizard.

This speed is even faster than when west Ye broke through on his own back then.

It should be noted that west Ye was a direct descendant of the Natural God Dynasty back then. With a massive influx of resources and a barrage of divine objects, secret realms, and inheritances, he barely managed to catch up with this progress.

"Sigh... if there's anything else, it's probably that... she's particularly good at getting 'engaged'?"

west Ye recalled Lynn's daily life; whether he was reading, practicing, conducting experiments, or comprehending the rules, he was frighteningly focused.

Others who are trying to understand this will soon lose focus, since cultivation is inherently tedious and lengthy, and one can easily become distracted if one is not careful.

But Lynn was different. He seemed to have a natural "nail-like" tenacity. Once he set his sights on something, he could stick to it without hesitation.

Others might get tired of comprehending the rules after three to five days; he could stare at the same set of runes for months on end, as if he wanted to carve them into his bones.

"His comprehension ability...is exceptionally strong."

west Ye narrowed her eyes, and her tone finally showed a hint of approval.

Despite having mediocre wizarding talent and average class suitability, Lynn's comprehension speed was ridiculously fast.

This can no longer be explained by "effort," but rather by a quality that is almost innate, an extreme fascination with and insight into rules, knowledge, and anything that can be "studied."

"That's fine then."

west Ye had a sudden thought and pondered to herself.

"If he returns to the Natural God Dynasty, as long as he demonstrates this comprehension ability, with my assistance, taking the position of Lord of the Western Maple Domain should not be difficult."

After all, if Lin En is truly a mediocre person with no talent, even with the full support of the old lord, it would be difficult to persuade those old fogies of the Divine Dynasty to nod in agreement.

However, Lynn's greatest strength lies in "comprehension," an ability that is difficult for others to see through at a glance, yet is undeniably extraordinary. This is precisely his biggest trump card in his future struggle for the lordship.

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The teleportation array remained stable, its silver light flowing, and the spatial rules, like tiny starlight, constantly flickered and danced at the edge of the array.

Time seems to be stretched out and frozen here.

Inter-domain teleportation is inherently time-consuming, and everyone had long been accustomed to this almost static journey. Some closed their eyes to rest, some talked in hushed tones, and some simply leaned against the bulkhead to pass the time, waiting for the destination to arrive.

Finally, time began to show signs of change.

The silvery-white runes began to pulsate rhythmically, like a heartbeat gradually awakening.

First, the brightness gradually diminished, and then the serpentine runes that had been swimming around also slowed down and became less active.

Everyone knew perfectly well that they had finally arrived in the Eastern Region.

With a crisp "crack," like ice shattering in silence, the surrounding silver-white shield turned into countless specks of light, dissipating and annihilating one by one, ultimately returning to nothingness.

The teleportation plaza appeared before us.

Teleportation arrays of all sizes stood side by side on a vast, almost unreal, flat plaza.

At first glance, countless silvery rays of light rise and fall, like shooting stars falling in the night sky, or like lights that never go out.

At the edge of the plaza, towering array towers stand tall, their rune-infused light curtains weaving a net that shrouds the entire area in a semi-transparent mist.

"This... is the Eastern Region?" Lynn stood on the deck of the space carrier, and with a thought, he deactivated the ship's protective array.

The outside atmosphere rushed in instantly, rich, active, and carrying a sense of flowing energy factors that were almost viscous.

The air here seemed "heavier" than in the south, fresh and rich, carrying the breath of life.

He squinted, sensing this strange familiarity.

“Energy factors flow frequently…the concentration far exceeds that of the Southern Region…even the air itself seems to have been soaked in rules.”

It was just my first experience.

As one resides in the Eastern Region for an extended period, the gap between the two regions will only become more and more pronounced.

At that moment, the hatches of the space carrier began to open one after another.

A series of beautiful figures excitedly surged onto the deck.

Rosalind, Clara, Beverly... as well as Lori, Lina and other elven witches who had been hiding deep inside the ship's cabin.

Upon reaching the eastern region, the group of elven witches no longer needed to hide.

They can stand freely on the deck, breathing in the air of freedom and feeling the long-lost sunshine and wind.

Lynn's space carrier was already luxurious and dazzling, attracting countless eyes in the inter-domain teleportation array.

Everyone was curious about whose wealthy family this vehicle belonged to, that it could be so luxuriously used to travel through an inter-domain teleportation array.

Now that the protective array has been closed, stunningly beautiful figures have appeared, sparking much discussion among the onlookers.

"All women? Humans and elves included... Is this guy some noble young master from a powerful family, with such a diverse range of interests?"

"The vehicle is in the style of a mechanical wizard's space carrier... Could it be a private ship of some mechanical wizard?"

Whispers spread across the square.

Lynn stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze calmly sweeping over his surroundings, ignoring the discussions.

The wind blew across the deck, causing her skirt to flutter gently.

The women stood behind him, some curious, some excited, and some cautious.

Besides the gossipy, curious, and even somewhat envious glances, there was also a solemn and astonished gaze on the teleportation plaza, hidden very well and disappearing in a flash.

The owner of that gaze was none other than Alton.

He escaped the Southern Region by the narrow escape of Duke Fletcher of the Wind Shadow, disguised himself as an ordinary human, and blended in with the crowd, keeping a low profile.

But when he turned his head, he saw those familiar figures on the deck of the space carrier.

Lori, Lina... and several other elven witches.

They stood there, relaxed, even with a hint of relief at surviving a disaster.

Lori's long hair swayed gently in the wind, while Lina whispered something to the woman beside her, her face showing no trace of the fear or humiliation of being abducted.

"Lori and the others...were captured by the mechanical wizard and used as female slaves?"

That was Alden's first thought, but he immediately dismissed it.

wrong.

Lori's smile was genuine; the ease and peace of mind she exuded were something no one coerced could fake.

They... seem very free.

Alton's gaze involuntarily fell on the figure standing with his hands behind his back at the very front of the deck.

Although the aura of the Morning Star Wizard was deliberately concealed, it was still as deep and boundless as the ocean.

"Lori... must have some connection with this person?"

"A Morning Star Wizard from the Southern Region, traveling on a mechanical wizard's space carrier, making such a grand gesture... he must hold a very high position in the Mechanical City."

"He's even willing to personally escort Lori and the others back to the Eastern Region..."

Alton's eyes flickered, his thoughts raced, and a bold idea quietly took root in his mind.

"Perhaps... I can use Lori to make use of this person..."

Thinking of this, a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

They neither went forward to meet up nor revealed their identities.

He turned around, silently blended into the crowd, and walked towards the other side of the teleportation plaza.

Following Duke Fletcher's orders, the first thing he did upon arriving in the Eastern Region was to activate the contingency plan that the Lord had laid out.

The inter-domain teleportation plaza was bustling with people, and figures left one after another.

Some continued to transfer to other teleportation arrays, while others directly entered the teleportation channel of the City of Abundance.

Before long, the number of people on the square thinned out, leaving only the massive space carrier still hovering in mid-air, attracting the last few curious glances.

On the deck, Lori led Lina and the others to Lynn and bowed deeply.

"Lord Qinglin...we'll take our leave here."

Her voice was soft, yet it carried a hint of reluctance and gratitude.

"There's a teleportation array below that leads directly to the Elven race; we can go there ourselves."

Lynn's gaze swept over them:
"Are the magic stones I have enough?"

Having already brought them to the Eastern Regions, he wouldn't mind providing them with even more protection.

Lori gently shook her head and smiled:

"That's enough, sir, you don't need to worry."

She and Lina bowed again, their eyes filled with sincere gratitude.

Then, several figures landed lightly and walked towards the teleportation channel below the plaza.

Long ago, two princes and princesses of the wind elf clan, Alton and Lori, traveled together to the Nightmare Rift.

Now, the two princes and princesses have returned to the Eastern Regions at the same time, but one of them has gone into hiding as a human, seemingly having important business to attend to.
The other one was leading the elven witches, hoping to return to their homeland soon so they would be completely safe...

Lynn stood on the deck of the space carrier, his gaze passing over the railing and landing on the colossal structure in the distance.

Despite the great distance, the city's exact outline remained indistinct; all that could be seen were countless lights intertwining and blooming in the night sky, like a giant pearl surrounded by countless fireflies.

Above the city, dimensional portals stretched out one after another, like silver ribbons hanging in the void.

The flying vehicles, magical beasts, and even wizards walking directly through the air were so numerous and abundant that it took one's breath away.

Without a doubt, that is the city of abundance, the true center of the Eastern Region.

"Shall we go and take a look at the City of Abundance?"

Lynn turned his head to look at the Lord of Life beside him, his tone calm but with a hint of curiosity.

Upon arriving in the Eastern Region, he was greeted by the legendary core area "flowing with milk and honey," and he naturally wanted to see for himself how true it was that Xi Ye's description of "prosperity far surpassing that of the Southern Region" was.

west Ye, whose brow was furrowed in the Lord of Life, fell silent for a moment, his voice low and solemn:
"Don't go there yet."

“There should be forces from our Natural God Dynasty in the City of Abundance. The aura of the Azure Sky Spirit on your body cannot be hidden. Once it is detected, there will be considerable trouble.”

"It would be best to return to the Divine Dynasty first. I will personally intervene and change your identity before considering anything else..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lynn's eyes suddenly sharpened.

He raised his hand to his brow, lowering his voice:

"Wait... the Spirit of the Azure Sky just trembled slightly."

"It seems like... we've been targeted."

west Ye's voice froze for a moment.

Although he resided within the body of life, his perception of the spirit of the blue sky was ultimately not as acute as Lynn's.

Hearing Lynn say this, his tone immediately turned cold:
"They must be from the Natural God Dynasty of the City of Abundance."

"I just don't know which faction they belong to... I hope they're not one of Nan Shuang's men."

After a brief silence, west Ye decisively said:
"It's not easy to leave now."

"Let's find an open space and wait for them to come."

Lynn had no objection.

The space carrier's engines hummed softly as it slowly turned and flew towards a sparsely populated area.

As we traveled onward, the land below was a boundless expanse of green, with rivers winding like jade ribbons and plains stretching as far as the eye could see, a stark contrast to the continuous mountains and crisscrossing ravines of the southern region.

Meanwhile, Lynn and the others aboard the space carrier, even without the Azure Sky Spirit's sensing, had already detected the enemy's approach solely through the space carrier's self-alarm mechanism.

"Warning! Warning! Multiple high-energy creatures are rapidly approaching!"

"Warning! Warning!..." (End of Chapter)